You dont need to be a sophisticated coder to become a hacker. Cyber crime is a business with a proven, cost effective and profitable business model. A global business which has transcended political and social boundaries. Where the investment for…
US Nuclear contractor Westech International a supplier to the US DoD and Energy sector, a subcontractor to Northrup Grumman; providing support to the US Minuteman III ICBM nuclear deterrent. Has confirmed that it has suffered from a cyber attack by…
Worth a read. The CMMC programme is taking shape for US DoD procurement and its implementation across the Defence Industry Base (DIB). If and when CMMC gets embedded in to the release of DFARS (defence procurement regulation) it will formalise…
Worth a read. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) for England has interviewed 163 councils in England about ransomware. The results of which raises concerns about the maturity of cyber risk knowledge. The report made 3 observations…
A large consolidated class action. It would be interesting to view both the breach response reports, Mandiants audit reports from their recommendations prior to the breach. I wonder what Capital Ones non-financial and financial audits,, 2nd Line of Defence and…
A great article on why travelling the regulatory road in the tech space will be an inevitable for all governments and corporates. Our dependence on technology and data has driven the cyber market and with technology playing such an important…
This is reflected in recent reports from the GAO in the US which audited chemical industries and was clearly demonstrated recently with the Israeli water treatment hack and Iranian port hack. CNI has its security challenges. View Original Post
Insurers saw a rise in losses associated with direct stand alone cyber policies from 34% in 2018 to 47% in 2019, according to Fitch. Are insurers getting worried that their payouts are increasing and 2020 will continue the trend. In…
A great report. Cyber in all its forms is a very diverse space. There are no geographic boundaries, class boundaries, society boundaries and no corporate boundaries. Cyber is a class of risk which impacts anything where sensitive data resides, electronic…
Cyber security is a relatively new field. From the development of information security with standards like BS 7799 through ISO 27001, cyber security with standards like NIST 800-171 and the more recent evolution of cyber security into cyber risk management.…
